Comparison of Outpatient and Inpatient Spa Therapy

Comparison of Outpatient and Inpatient Spa Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis

In this study, we aimed to compare the effectiveness of inpatient and outpatient physical therapy modalities and spa combination treatments on pain and functional status in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis (OA) has an important place in musculoskeletal diseases and is the most common rheumatic joint disorder characterized by progressive cartilage degeneration. Osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common symptomatic osteoarthritis characterized by chronic knee pain, joint stiffness, limited daily activities, and decreased quality of life.

In this study, it was aimed to compare the effects of inpatient and outpatient applications of HP, US, TENS, spa combination treatments on pain and functional status in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients diagnosed with primary knee osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have secondary knee osteoarthritis due to various diseases
• Patients with pronounced pathology in the waist, hip and ankle joint, patients with active tumors
• Patients with febrile infectious disease
• Having had serious surgical operations in the last 6 months
• Patients who have undergone and/or have been injected with intraarticular steroid and hyaluronic acid into the knee joint
• Patients who have received balneotherapy and peloidotherapy in the last one year
• Patients with decompensated organ failure, those with inflammatory disease, those with pregnancy and breastfeeding
• People with neurological diseases such as epilepsy, inner ear hearing aids, pacemakers and other individuals with a small metallic implant